Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

A carefree swim at Paradise Towers as anything but leisurely for the seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy). The rundown Towers are patrolled by gangs of young girls, cannibalistic old ladies and dictatorial caretakers, led by Richard Briers (Monarch of the Glen)-who, mysteriously, become the Doctor's allies! Digitally remastered. Many extras.

Mel wants to go swimming so the Doctor takes her to a tower block called Paradise Towers where there is reputed to be a fantastic pool. When they arrive they discover that the place is far from being the superb leisure resort they had expected - it is run-down and dilapidated.
The hallways are roamed by gangs of young girls known as Kangs; the apartments are inhabited by cannibalistic old ladies, the Rezzies; and the building is managed by a group of dictatorial caretakers, presided over by the Chief Caretaker.
The latter is in thrall to the disembodied Great Architect Kroagnon, the building's creator, who is using giant cleaning machines systematically to kill all the occupants as he considers that they are spoiling his creation by living there.
The Great Architect eventually manifests himself by taking over the Chief Caretaker's body, but the Doctor and Mel join forces with the Kangs, the Rezzies and Pex - the only young man left in the complex - to defeat him. Pex, however, is apparently killed in the struggle.

Directed by Nicholas Mallett
Written by Stephen Wyatt
Produced by John Nathan-Turner
Original Music by Keff McCulloch
Costume Design by Janet Tharby
Title Music - Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Keff McCulloch

First Transmitted
1 - 05/10/1987 19:35
2 - 12/10/1987 19:35
3 - 19/10/1987 19:35
4 - 26/10/1987 19:35

There are guest star roles for well known actors Richard Briers, Brenda Bruce, Elizabeth Spriggs and Judy Cornwell.

The caretakers' unusual salute is formed by raising the horizontal palms of their hands to rest on their top lips.

Julie Brennon, who played Fire Escape, was at the time married to former companion actor Mark Strickson.
Technobabble

The Robotic Self activating Megapodic Mark 7Z cleaners have oxymotive blades. The Doctor describes an antique phone as a splendid piece of audioarchitectonicalmetrasynchosity. Kroagnon 'transplants' his brain into the Chief Caretaker's body via corporal ectoscopy.